Terms & Conditions

General Accounting Services

GNS Group Pty Ltd’s Taxation, Accounting, Audit and Business Advisory Services are covered under the CPA Australia Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees. For further information please visit www.cpaaustralia.com.au

GNS Group makes available to all clients a standard Terms of Engagement notice. (Download the document here)

We are also happy to produce a customised Terms of Engagement for clients upon request.

Please note that any taxation and accounting services such as:

• Taxation advice and services, eg completing tax returns
• Accounting and audit services
• Self-Managed Super Fund compliance and administration services
• Business or legal advisory services and referrals
• Advice on unlisted or private companies and investments, private development funds, franchises, high yield
• debentures, direct property, property syndicates, solicitor’s or other mortgage schemes, derivatives, general insurance or direct international share holdings

are not endorsed nor the responsibility of Count Financial Limited.

Financial Planning Services

GNS Group Pty Ltd offers a range of services which fall under the collective umbrella of Financial Planning Advice.

These services are provided as representatives of Count Financial Limited.

The advice and recommendations may include topics such as:

• Basic deposit products
• Life insurance
• Government debentures, stocks and bonds
• Managed investment schemes
• Securities
• Superannuation, and
• Standard margin lending.

Anthony Sinclair (ASIC 307183) is an Authorised Representatives of Count Financial Limited.

Paul Tsikopoulos (ASIC 249923) is an Authorised Representatives of Count Financial Limited.

Josh Buckely (ASIC 1281560) is an Authorised Representatives of Count Financial Limited.

GNS Group Pty Ltd (ABN: 63 219 287 255) is a Corporate Authorised Representatives of Count Financial Limited.

GNS Group Pty Ltd is an Authorised Representative of Count Financial Limited ABN 19 001 974 625 Australian Financial Services Licence Holder Number 227232 (“Count Financial”). Count Wealth Accountants® is a trading name of Count Financial. Count Financial is 85% owned by Count Limited ABN 111 26 990 832 (“Count”) of Level 8, 1 Chifley Square, Sydney 2000 NSW and 15% owned by Count Member Firm Pty Ltd ACN 633 983 490 of Level 8, 1 Chifley Square, Sydney 2000 NSW.

Count is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Count Member Firm Pty Ltd is owned by Count Member Firm DT Pty Ltd ACN 633 956 073 which holds the assets under a discretionary trust for certain beneficiaries including potentially some corporate authorised representatives of Count Financial.

The information on this web page is not advice and is intended to provide general information only. It does not take into account your individual needs, objectives or personal circumstances.

Privacy Policy

We are committed to ensuring the privacy and security of your personal information. As an Authorised Representative of Count Financial Limited, we are bound by the CountPlus Privacy Policy. For further details, you can refer to the Group’s Privacy Policy.

No business likes receiving complaints, but we take them seriously. As an Authorised Representative of Count Financial Limited, we follow the Count Financial Complaints Handling Policy which can be found here.

Home Loans & Lending

All references and services in relation to Home Loans and lending are done via our finance company – GNS Plus Pty Ltd.

Both Count Financial and GNS Group Pty Ltd are not responsible for the delivery of advice in relation to home loans and lending activities performed by GNS Plus Pty Ltd.

Paul Tsikopoulos is a credit representative 522646 of BLSSA Pty Ltd ACN 117 651 760 (Australian Credit Licence 391237)